Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

विष्णुरुवाच । गच्छन्तु अमराः सर्वे युष्माभिः सह शङ्कर । उपायं सर्जयाम्यद्य वधार्थं दानवस्य च

Transliteration

viṣṇuruvāca | gacchantu amarāḥ sarve yuṣmābhiḥ saha śaṅkara | upāyaṃ sarjayāmyadya vadhārthaṃ dānavasya ca

Translation

Viṣṇu sprach: „O Śaṅkara, mögen alle Unsterblichen mit dir gehen. Heute werde ich ein Mittel ersinnen, um jenen Dānava zu töten.“

Word by Word

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• गच्छन्तु: let (them) go
• गच्छन्तु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• अमराः: the immortals; gods
• अमराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• युष्माभिः: with you (pl.)
• युष्माभिः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (preposition/adverb: 'with')

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara
• शङ्कर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• उपायम्: a means/plan
• उपायम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्जयामि: I create/produce
• सर्जयामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• वधार्थम्: for killing
• वधार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; components: वध (killing) + अर्थ (purpose))
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उद्देश्यवाचक ('for the purpose of killing')

• दानवस्य: of the demon
• दानवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) Taṭa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu speaks decisively to Śaṅkara: gather all immortals and proceed together; he will create the means to kill the dānava—an image of calm command and inter-deity alliance.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Amaras (Devas)
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through timely, intelligent action—divine power is guided by strategy and responsibility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse sets up the next narrative action within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.